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Rubén Darío

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Rubén Darío

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Also known as Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, Ruben Dario, Felix Ruben Garcia Sarniento, Dario

Nicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat (1867-1916)

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Rubén Darío, born Félix Rubén García Sarmiento in 1867, was a Nicaraguan poet, journalist, diplomat, and reporter. He wrote in Spanish and was known by the pseudonyms El Príncipe de las Letras Castellanas and El Padre del Modernismo. His professional roles included serving as a consul.

He died of liver cirrhosis due to natural causes on February 6, 1916, in León. He is buried in León Cathedral. His notable works include Poesía y prosa, Elogios, El alma perdida de la princesa, Le casque d'Hedwige, and Notas argentinas de Rubén Darío. His works are held in collections such as Memoria Chilena.

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Born
1867
Died
1916
Works
705

Top works

  • Poesía y prosa
  • Elogios
  • El alma perdida de la princesa
  • Le casque d'Hedwige
  • Notas argentinas de Rubén Darío

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
García
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nicaragua
Place of birth
Ciudad Darío
Place of death
León
Occupation
autobiographer
Position held
consul
Languages spoken
Spanish
Image
Portrait of Rubén Darío.jpg
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Commons category
Rubén Darío
date of birth
1869-00-00
date of death
1916-00-00
pseudonym
El Padre del Modernismo
birth name
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento
cause of death
liver cirrhosis
Commons Creator page
Rubén Darío
name in native language
Rubén Darío
place of burial
León Cathedral
manner of death
natural causes
has works in the collection
Memoria Chilena
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Rubén Darío, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( US: /dɑːˈriːoʊ/ dah-REE-oh, Spanish: [ruˈβen daˈɾi.o]), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish-language literature and journalism.

Life

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